Disposable contact lenses first became available in the market in the late 80s’. The 1990s’ saw the technological advances that produced the following: disposable contact tinted lenses, daily disposable contact lenses and disposable contact lenses that offered protection against ultraviolet sunrays.

The term "disposable" contacts, refers to a specific period these lenses can be worn before they are disposed of and then replaced.

Can you wear disposables on a daily basis? Or sleep wearing them?

Depending on your physiology and needs, your eye doctor will prescribe daily or extended wear lenses.

There are currently three different kinds of disposable lenses and their benefits depend on your need for using disposable contact lenses.

• Disposable soft lenses - These contacts are normally worn from one to weeks before being discarded. These are comfortable and easy to get used to, since they fit closer to the eye. However they may won’t correct all vision problems. As for care, they require daily removal and cleaning, but require less cleaning compared to daily wear contact lenses. .
• Daily wear disposable soft lenses or one-day disposables - As the name says they are worn only for a day, discarded after one use and replaced. Aside from the obvious benefit of not having to maintain the lenses; many eye doctors recommend daily disposables to keep your eyes healthier. Substances like protein, calcium, and lipids - substances naturally created by your eyes, build up on your contacts. These make your contacts less comfortable and increase the chances of eye infection.
• Planned replacement soft lenses - These lenses are replaced on a planned schedule, weekly, monthly or quarterly. They are also a healthier alternative since they are regularly replaced.

Daily disposables are gaining more popularity and acceptance of use, because they are cost effective. Today’s contact lens makers have developed technology that has enabled them to produce these lenses in greater volume at a lower cost. This has made it viable for consumers to replace lenses more often.

Other contact lens makers have succeeded in making disposables geared for disposability. While the place you live in and cost of living in your community does play a part in the pricing of your lenses, the costs of choosing disposables over traditional lenses can be slight because you don’t need to buy cleaning products.

With daily wear lenses you will not have to worry about storage, cleaning solutions, losing a lens, or protein buildup. All you will need to do is put in new contacts every morning and throw them away every night. This certainly makes traveling a lot easier, as well as daily living.   Since they are disposed of daily, you reduce the risk for infection and you also eliminate the risk of protein buildup on your lenses.  Do the math and you will see that you can actually spend less when you use daily disposables because you would have eliminated the need for cleaning products while keeping eye infection to a minimum.

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